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fairly teens with small carp, aud unless some
thing untoward occurs. Mr.. Atkins viii have
next season a larger profit from bis POND than on
ff.y times that area of ground devoted to any
other purpose.
1t is estimated that thus far this year, 3 w
dwellings have been built in New Albany. the
aggregate costs Of which has been S2sO,OOo In
addition to that large sum- nearly as much
more has been expended in the erection OF ousi-
ness houses and public buildings a large
mum Der OF houses are under contract. ana work
will be commenced soon practicable so ~
would be safe to say that not less than 300 new
buildings will be erected during 1884,
The biggest job OF ditching ever undertaken IN
northern Indiana 10 progressing IN the BIG swamp
in the western part of Alien county. IL IS called
the Little River ditch, and. with It's branches,
will be City miles long Nine miles have oeen
completed and the contractors have until De-
cernber. 1888. 10 finish the job. Between fifty
and sixty feet are sxcavated daily. An Immense
tract of very fertile land in Allen and Hurtlng-
ton counties will be redeemed by this ditch.
which will cost about 600, 600.
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Items from the Courts.

SENTENCE OF A BAD BOY.
George Schoff, aged eleven has been com
mitted to the House of Refuge by Judge Irwin
He has been arrested a half-dozen times durin g
the last six months for larceny, but has always
been allowed to go on account of his age. Re
Gently his parents have lost control of him. and
it was at their request that he was sent to the
institution.
THE GAMBLERS PLEAD GUILTY.
The seven gamblers captured at No. lis South
Illinois street, Tuesday evening. pleaded guilty
Yesterday morning and were each fined $40 and
costs. The police have a pointer that several
other games are running Illinois
and Circle streets, and the places
will have their immediate attention. Cap
tain Colbert says that gambling will be stopped
The owners of the South Illinois street cigar
store raided Tuesday night were Dickerson e
Poulson, to whom c. E. johnson sold out about
two weeks ago
NO LENIENCY FOR LAw-BREAKERS.
Judge Irwin is showing the saloon keepers
who are being tried before him no leniency.
Yesterday William Mohs was fined $40 and costs
for selling on Sunday. He was tried a grand
iury Indictment Eugene Carson. charged with
sailing LIQUOR to a minor. was acquitted. The
voung man who made the purchase, when put
nnon the stand, testified that he OF age.
Harry Guetig the East Washing ton-street
saloon keeper. indicted for allowing minors to
nlay pool in his place. was fined SO and costs in
three cases
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Lewis ton (Me) Journal.
Recently | wrote of curious circus troupe
that is making tour of the smaller towns Of
Maine This week l ran across another equally
peculiar organization that has it's weather eye
open for the hard-earned dollars of the Pine-tree
farmers. 1t consists of eighteen people, com.
prisine fourteen men, three women and little
girl Its two wagons transport from place to
place tent. board seats, and reserved chairs
such in circus. 1t presents that
time-honored play, ''Uncle Toms Cabin" and
little Eva's death is followed by minstrel show,
called, which is given while little Eva who
has just died. sells her picture to the audience.
but she is onlv about years old, and
doesn't sell many. Before the show the COM
pany, to the number of twelve, march through
the streets. giving band concert. The women
march with the men, playing upon various In
st-uments, and. like the the men. wear tall hats.
The fact that the show is poor makes little dif'
ference in the receipts, What curious and no.
1nadic life it Is! Here to-day and there to NOR
row. playing in tent with six gasoline lights
a rude stage. while the main part OF the
theatre" is carpeted with the grass of the hea
on which tho tent s pitched. If Mrs Stowe could
see one of these companies present their version
of the play she would almost regret having ever
written her immortal book.
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A SPECULATING BANKER.
lie Puts His Depositors' Money on the Wrong
Side Of Wheat and the Bank Suspends.

LEAvESwoRTH Kan. July 2Z-Considerable
excitement was occasioned this morning when.
shortly before 10 o'clock, the Citizens Savings
Bank closed its doors large crowd soon
gathered in front OF the building and word was
passed around that the president of the insttu-
ton, Il L. Clement was a defaulter in large
amount and had abseonded- Subsequent devel-
opments confirmed the ruuor Clement left
town on Sunday night, ostensibly for St Louis
on business connected with the bank. no one
ever dreaming that anything was wrong until
yesterday, when ". B. Slosson. one of the
banks directors, in examining the records in the
county recorders Office, noticed that largo
amount Of real estate In the city belor cling to
Clement lad been transferred to hiL (Clem-
mentsl oroiher-in-law, Chnery.
Dir. Slosson suspected something wrong
and when, later.in tho day, he confronted Chin
cry, the latter confessed that Clement had alb
seconded. meeting of some of the directors
and attorneys was called, and the conference
lasted tar into the night Meantime the banks
books were hastily examined, and large dis
crepancles discovered. 1t was developed that
Clement left letter in the hands of his brother
in-law tor the directors in which he confessed
the detalcatlons, attrIbuting his downfall to
speculation in wheat and other ventures in
which he had lost upwards of so, 900. 1t is said
that this afternoon Chinery made a complete
transfer OF Clements real estate in favor of the
oaak, amounting In all to about $40, 900. This
transfer was obtained through sthe e..orts of
ice president G.. w. Mickle and ". 3. Slosson
The full amount of the defalcatjon is unknown,
put ltls yarIously estimated at SO 600 to so 000
ms afternoon notice was posted that the
bank had made an assignment for the benefit of
It's creditors, and Mr. John Wilson was made
the temporary assignee The local stockholders
are among the wealthiest citizens, and declare
that depostors will be paid in full The aggregate
amount of deposits and liabilities is said be
about $1,000 The directors claim that they
nave discovered about 5000 in cash and
curltles remaining III the bank, aud expect to
hnG more. Sixty thousand dollars of the stock
was held by parties in Now York and Boston,
and about $4,000 of the stock held by Mr..
Clement and by Mr. Stone, and the balance by
the directors in this city. Clement is supposed
TO be In Canada.
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LABOR MATTERS.

The iron and Stockholders VIII Give the
Knights of Labor One More Chance
PITTsBURG, July 27-The iron and steel
workers. members of the Knights of Labor
throughout the country, have prepared their
ultimatum and openly avowed that they will
secede from the order unless General Master
Workman Powderly grants, within a specified
time, the charter asked two months ago. mem
Der of the new national district ex-
cutive board said to day: ''lf the gem
eral executive still refuses give
us charter the locals will give up their charters
and form organization independent of the
knights Of Labor We will first give them time
to answer the letter sent yesterday" If the
iron-workers finally withdraw it will take all
of the members in the iron and steel mills in the
country from the order This number was
hnrO
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BUYING FEE BILLS AT A DISCOUNT.
A Discovery Tint May Explain the Gangs
Fight Against Coroner Wagner.

The County Commissioners are beginning to
shift their position their unwarranted
fight against DR.. Wagner. the coroner. County
Attorney Spencer now says that ne does not care
whether not the coroner files reports with the
county clerk and that they will allow the wit
ness fees if reports filed with the County
Commissioners only. It has been only few
days eince the principal for the action
was DIR. Wagner's failure to file his reports with
the county clerk. they could be compared
with the report of the commissioners.
DR.. Wagner states that he has made the dis
covery that some of the fee-bills that have been
hawked about the court house for sale at dis
count have been bought by the baillff of the
Commissioners Court at from 10 to 20 per cent.
discount. Two witnesses have already come for
ward and furnished the information that they
thus disposed of their accounts. Their bills
were for 70 cents each. and they sold their
claims for 55 and go cents respectively DR..
Wagner is looking up other of his witnesses
who have sold their accounts. and expects to
find they have also been bought by some of
the gang who taking much interest in
the fight against him.
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WERE NOT USED TO CITY WAYS.
The Cow Ordinance Gets Two New Residents
Into Rather Serious Trouble.

James Heffner and David Morrison, living at
ed on the charge OF grand larceny. Their crime
consists in driving away two cows belonging to
them that had been sold from the South side
pound to George Zapf. The case is the only one
of the kind that has ever come up under the cow
ordinance. The ordinance provides that after
cows have been kept in the pound ten days they
shall be advertised and sold at auction By the
superintendent of police. If the owner applies
for his stock after it has been Sold he can Sc
cure possession by paying the pound charges and
all expense the purchaser may have incurred in
caring for the cows after they came into his pos
session.
About the 1st of July, the cows in question
belonging to Mr. David Morrison, strayed from
home. Mr.. Morrison, it seems, had recently
moved to the city, and did not know there was
such a thing cow pound. He spent several
days II hunting the animals, and finally gave
them mp for lost dairyman knew os the abb
of the cows, and discovered them in the
pound, but he did not notify the owner because
he thought he saw chance to get good
bargain when the cows put up at auc-
ton. When tie sale came off he was
the first bidder, but Dir. Zapf offered a higher
price and got the cows. Morrison was informed
of the sale and then went Immediately to Super-
intendent Travis and asked how he should pro-
coed to get possession of his property. He was
informed, but instead of following the Super
intendent's advice he, with his wife's son
James Heffner. went to the pasture east of the
city. where Zapf was keeping the cows and
drove them home. Mr. Zapf made demand for
the property. and being refused had the men ar
rested for grand larceny.
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Brief Mention.

Robert Houston, an old and wealthy farmer of
Mason county, sentenced to fourteen years
year ago for killing Dan Barr desperate. was
released from Joliet prison on pardon Tuesday
morning.
BY the falling of elevator in the Quincy
metal wheel-works Tuesday morning, j. IL. LIT
tie. the foreman. was probably fatally injured,
and Angus Prettyman, an employe, had his
neck broken.
At Camp Lincoln. Springfield Tuesday night,
private Smith. of Company G. Third regiment,
l. N. G.. struck! private Mclaughlin. of the same
company with bayonet. inflicting wound
which it is thought will prove fatal Both men
reside at Woodstock, McHenry county.
The citizens of Broadrie township, near Oak
land, are frig htened over the presence OF large
animal which has made its appearance. 1t has
made numb Der of disastrous visits TO the sheep
focks, as we'll being bold enough to carry off
a hog. 1t has been seen number of times and
people say 1t il panther tiger A hunt is
soon to be organized to kill it.
In Spring Valley. Monday evening Mr. Bloom
lost his life going into a well filed with black
damp to fix pump A second man. Mr.. Pc
tersop. volunteered to down and bring him
up. He, too. was overcome. and fell dead
the corpse of the first man. Before the bodies
could be recovered fan had to be procured,
and the gas blown out The utmost excitement
prevailed in town, and a reward of $50 was Of
fered for the recovery of the bodies
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PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

Lindey Vinton is in Chicago on business.
William McCord of Martinsville, was in the
city yesterday.
Messrs Harry Baldwin and Victor Hendricks
have gone to Turkey lake.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bates margaret Holmes)
will go t6Rochsster to-day to visit Mrs. Bates's
mother.
Miss Maud Moses who has been spending
her vacation of three or four weeks In Peru has
returned home
Gen. Lew Wallace. of Crawfordvle, is in the
city the guest Of Mr.. Aaron Blair, on North
Delaware street
Mr. Harry Craft, of Milwaukee, has returned
to the city, for the purpose OF removing his fam
liz 10 that place for permanent residence
Mrs Wilson and sons. OF Detroit, who have
baen visiting Mr. j. w. Chapman and family on
North Meridian street, will return home to-day
Miss Daisy Winchester, of New York street,
who went to kokoma to visit friends, was mar
ried while there to Doctor Scott of New York
Bishop Francis S. Chatard is expected to ar
rive hone from his European trip to-day. He
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DenVer HeraId-
was started in Denver, and there are now over
five hundred signer TO the rolls The names Oh
the list about divided among the old parties
and before the fall campaign opens there VIII %
more members than in either the Democratic Ok
Republican party in Arapahoe county, LIE. INC
committees be appointed in every precinct ~
this county who will make a thorough canvass
for signers The platform Of the American par
ty is the best ever adopted by any party InAs
ever existed, and cannot help but draw into .no
party the majority of the voters of the countss
In 1888 there will be a national ticket nomina.ea
which, if rightly handled, will carry every o's..
in the Union The days of the old parties ais
nnm harad
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ILLINOIS.
Rev. j. n. Green and His Troubles with the
Church at Centralia


CESTRALrA, July 27.-Much has been said in
the metropolitan press during the past year with
reference 70 the actions Of the Rev. J. NJ. Green,
of this city, toward his congregation ind vice
versa Mr.. Green is eminently popular and
intellectual divine, and has separated from his
church for reasons already stated. Recently
Congregational church was organized in this
citv, and Mr.. Green accepted the passionate. The
new church was made up largely out Of the dis
satisfied members of the First Presbyterian
Church. thereby weakening them to such an ex-
tent as TO cause considerable anxiety amcag the
persistent members. who appealed recently to
the Cairo Presbytery for redress, Nh Green
having not up to that date, withdraw from the
church. The result that the Prssbytery OF
Cairo, comprising about one hundred members,
ordered an investigation. and on hearing OF the
affair 1lr Green rendered his resignation from
the organization, but it was not accepted. To-
morrow the presbytery meets in this city to
dispose of the affair after their own fashion.
Just what the outcome will be we cannot now
determine, but it is possible that be will be per-
emptorily dismissed from the presbytery for
reasons of their own.
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Society Events.


Mrs. M J. Csgood will give tea this evening
for Ter niece, Miss May Haywood, who is spend
ing the summer here.
Dr. Painter. leaves for Sheboygan, Wis, to-
night having been called there on account OF
the Sickness of a relative
Mrs L. E. Yinging and son Robert, of Gin
cinnati, are the guests of the formers neph ew.
W. c. Langdon, aud son Will.
Miss Emma Baentine. Miss Bessie Sanborn
and Miss Fannie Atkins, of the Girls Classical
School. have passed the entrance examinations
of the University of Michigan. and Miss Ballen-
tine was admitted to advanced standing. Miss
Charlotte Jones, of the same class, and Miss
Mary Taylor of the junior class, attended the
Harvard examinations for women in Cincinnati
and were successful having received certificates
from the college authorities.
TIE Young Wounan's Christian Temperance
Union gave 'crazy" lawn fete last night on
the grounds surrounding the residence of Mr.. L.
III. Clapp. No. IS Central avenue. Bright
colored lanterns and many decorations made the
scene brilliant The queer things caused
a great deal of merriment Refreshments were
not served in dishes. and something entirely I'M
expected greeted tina visitor at every turn, The
idea of crazy" was admirably carried out In
every detail. The entertainment was financial
success 1t given for the benefit of the
Newsboys' Home.
The first taly-ho party in which ladies' were
Included was given last evening the drive be-
ginning at o'clock. The brilliant and novel
horses and the loud calls of the horn created
quite stir the streets through which it
passed The company last night were Mr.. and
Mrs. James I. Wright. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Miss Lewis, Miss Beatty. Miss Churchman. Miss
Applegate, Miss Moore, Miss Allen, aud Messrs.
H. S. Fraser. Lynn Martndale, w. A Van
Buren,, J. <. Sharpe. ir. W. f. G. Colt. James
city they went to Tanglewood, about six miles
northeast of the city.
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Obituary.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MADISON, Ind. July 27-Lyman Gooie
Lathrop, one OF Madison 8 Oldest and most re-
spected men. died this morning, in the s9th year
of his age. He was a prominent Methodist and
Odd-fellow, and by these organizations will be
buried TO- morrow. He leaves a large family
three of his sons being Methodist ministers-W
X. and J. L. T. Lathrop, of Southeastern Indi
Conference, and Albert Lathrop, of Ohio
Conference.
CRAwFoRDsvILLE, July 2Z-Joseph c. Nc
Maxim died at his residence in this city last
evening, from the effects of an apopletic stroke
received two weeks ago He was born in Butler
county. Ohio, July 81, 1928. and has been a resi-
dent of this county since 1890. He is a brother
in-law Of Capt W. P. Heron, county treasurer.
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Obadiah shaw Placed Under Arrest on
Charge Of Abdueting Young Girl
Special 20 the indianapolis Journal
LoGANsPoRT, July 27.-0badiah Shaw. fast
young man Of this city. was arrested to-day.
charged with having abducted Laura Horn.
Miss Horn is eighteen years old and lives two
miles north Of this city. The parents OF the
young lady objected to Shaw keeping company
with their daughter and claim that he has re-
sorted to INSCRIPTIONS means in order 10 get
revenge. Shaw claims that he was
with the young lady this morning and told the
officers that she could be found at residence
tie North S ide. Search has failed TO dis
cover her whereabouts and Shaw will have his
preliminary hearing tomorrow morning. Pub
lie sentiment has been thoroughly aroused by
he abduction and murder OF Luela Mabbitt
oy Amer Green, and IL Shaw fails to produce
Miss Horn the chances are that he will never
be brought to trial in n court Of justice.
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Other Fires.

CLINTON, Ia, July 27-Boys at play set fire to
a barn in q thickly settled part of the city this
afternoon. The Baptist Church and four resi-
dences were destroyed. and half dozen other
structures badly damaged. The loss is about
$25 900; only partly insured.
LEXINGTON, KY, July pa fire at George
town, this morning destroyed seven buildings
in the principal business block of the town, in
Guiding the Office of the Times newspaper The
total loss is estimated at 500, 900.
LINCOLN, Neb.. July 2Z-The block occupied
by tie Humphrey Bros Hardware Company,
and Jansen, furniture, and others, was de-
stroyed by fire to-day. The losses aggregate
$50, 900: partially insured
LOUISVILLE, July 2I-The soap and candle
factory of Fable & Sons burned this afternoon
Loss $27. 600; insured.
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Minor Nntes.

Thomas Robertson Of Petersvlle, Bartholo-
new county, was arrested at Shelbyvie last
night. charged with stealing a pony from Jacob
Chambers. The animal was recovered and the
thief lodged ia jail. He says he was drunk
when the crime committed.
Rev NJ. T. McKilip, well known in Jefferson
vile. ana who for several wears pastor or the
Presbyterian Church at Charlestown and more
recently located at Seymour, has resigned his
charge account Of III health, and will retire
from the ministry.
James NJ. Barr. prominent attorney, of Da-
viess county. al old soldier and a member Of the
Ct. A. X died at his home, Tuesday night Of
consumption. aged forty-six years. He was
mem Der OF Company d. Eightieth Regiment of
Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and served three
years Ia the Union army.
John Atkins. living in Floyd county. eight
.niles from New Albany, has fish pond $50 feet
long by eighty feet wide which is stocked with
German carp. Some Of the fish
feet IN length, although the pond has been In
use only comparative short time. The pond
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THE FIRE RECORD.
A Blaze in One of Armour's Beef Houses
Causes a Loss of 100000.

A Blaze in One of Armour's Beef Houses
Causes Loss of 100000.
CHICAGO, July PA fire starting in Armours
new beef house at the stock-yards, this evening"
caused loss of nearly $500. 600, to Offset which
there is an insurance Of $4,000. The beef
house was a cheap two-story and basement
frame structure, veneered with brick and COW
cred nearly an entire square. The basement
contained about %, 900 hides On the first floor
were between 5000 and T. 600 dressed cattle and
over thousand undressed. while on the second
floor 500 dressed sheep and about leo
hogs. The building almost totally de-
stroyed. and most if not all of the contents SUI
fered similar fate, although Mr.. Armour be-
lieves that the salvage will be large enough,
especially on hides, to enable him to get out
about even. The insurance was all on the
stock except 500, 900, and was distributed among
a very large number Of companies
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Criminals Captured.

Special 20 the IndIanapolis Journal.
DANvILLE July 27-About two months ago,
Steve Hampton. Coatsville roustabout, assault
ed and nearly killed e. r. Ellis, respectable
citizen of that town, and afterward eluded the
officers and escaped to Kansas. Through the
vigilance of Sheriff Bryant, of this county, the
scamp was traced TO Ottawa. Kansas. and last
Saturday arrested there and held. Sheriff
Bryant made requisition on the Governor OF
Kansas and Hampton arrived this evening, in
custody OF the Marshal of Ottawa. Rodney
Temple, one of the violators Of Viola Curtis.
was also captured at Taylorville, ILL.,, and
RrriYed on the same train.